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<a href="../nav/mnu-actions.htm">Actions</a>/Merge Files...</h2>
<p><b>Click</b> or <b><i>Hover</i></b> on an item for more ...<br>
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<p>This function merges <b>selected</b> files (which were previously split by
<a href="split_file.htm">Split File...</a>, or other utility) into a single 
file.&nbsp; The merge operation is a simple binary concatenation of the files, 
in the order shown.</p>
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<h3><a name="files"></a>Files to be merged</h3>
<p>This area contains the list of files to be merged; the order in which they 
appear is the order in which they will be merged.&nbsp; The order may be changed 
through the use of the <a href="#manage">buttons</a> to the right.&nbsp; There 
is a good likelihood that - if the files were created by <b>Explorer++</b>'s
<a href="split_file.htm">Split File</a> routine, they will already be in the 
correct order.&nbsp; Note that the <b>Date Modified</b> column respects the 
setting of the <i><a href="../mnu_tools/files_folders/dates.htm">Show user 
friendly dates</a></i> option.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><a name="manage"></a>Move Up/Down buttons</h3>
<p>These buttons help manipulate the file list by moving the selected file (one 
only!) up or down in the list.&nbsp; If the files were previously split by
<a href="split_file.htm">Split File...</a>, they <i>should</i> already be in 
order.</p>
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    <td><b><font color="#0000FF" size="3">Info:</font></b> Multiple files may be 
    selected by default, but <b>Up/Down</b> operations only operate on a <b>
    single</b> file.</td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><a name="output"></a>Output File:</h3>
<p>This edit box contains the path and file name to the final <i>merged</i> 
output file.&nbsp; The default name is <b>output</b> (no extension); the file 
will be generated by default in the same folder as the files in the merge
<a href="#files">list</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><a name="folder"></a>Output Folder:</h3>
<p>This button opens a standard Windows <i>Browse for folder</i> dialog (see
<a href="../mnu_tools/general/def_new_tab.htm#tip">tip</a> for a picture of this 
Windows dialog), allowing the user to place the output file in a different 
location.</p>
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    <td><b><font size="3">Tip:</font></b> The <i>Browse for folder</i> dialog <b>
    only</b> selects a folder; the user must then add a file name.&nbsp; Failure 
    to add a file name will result in an error.<br>
    <b>Example:</b> <i>Browse for folder</i> yields &quot;<font face="Courier New"><a href="file:///F:/myfiles/temp">F:\myfiles\temp</a></font>&quot;,
    <br>
    but user must add &quot;<font face="Courier New">\final.zip</font>&quot; as filename, 
    making<br>
    <b>Output File:</b> &quot;<font face="Courier New">F:\myfiles\temp\final.zip</font>&quot;.</td>
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<h3><a name="merge"></a>Merge (or OK)</h3>
<p>Clicking <b>Merge</b> (or <b>OK</b> - button text may change) performs the 
file merge operation, creating a new file.&nbsp; The merge is done using simple 
binary concatenation without regard for contents.&nbsp; While any set of files 
can be merged, the <b>Merge Files</b> action is designed to <i>re-combine</i> 
files created by the <a href="split_file.htm">Split File</a> action.</p>
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    <td><b><font size="3">Tip:</font></b> Although individual files may be 
    selected before merging (eg. hold <b>Ctrl</b> key and select random files), 
    this has no effect.&nbsp; All files in the dialog will be merged in the 
    order shown, regardless of any selection.</td>
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<blockquote>
  <h3>Errors</h3>
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      <td valign="top">If a <b>Merge</b> error occurs, it is likely for one of 
      the following reasons:<ul>
        <li>the named output file already exists.&nbsp; Merge will not offer to 
        overwrite the file.</li>
        <li>no file was specified (e.g. <font face="Courier New">C:\files\temp\</font>)</li>
        <li>the output file name matches a folder name, e.g.
        <font face="Courier New">C:\files\temp</font> where temp is a 
        sub-folder.&nbsp; This may be a result of choosing an output folder but 
        forgetting the file name - see <a href="#folder">Output Folder:</a> 
        above.</li>
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